IN Friday’s edition, we challenges readers to finish our quiz of 2018.
Test yourself or your friends with the questions below.
First we asked: In May which council elected a 28-year-old, quickly replacing Colchester Council’s Mark Cory as the youngest authority leader in the country?
ANSWER: Oldham Council
Next we asked how many goals Colchester United legend Vic Keeble scored during Newcastle United’s successful 1955 FA Cup campaign?
ANSWER: Five
The third question asked which high-profile political figure weighed in on the debate, sharing a Gazette article about the death of an 81-year-old at her home after a four-hour wait for an ambulance?
ANSWER: Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn
In June Planning Inspector Roger Clews sent Colchester Council back to the drawing board over its Local Plan - but we asked approximately how many homes will the West Tey garden community eventually be made up of?
ANSWER: 17,000
There were two raids at Colchester’s Fenwick store in 2018. The first took place during April, but we asked when the second happened?
ANSWER: September
Lastly, we asked how much did an anonymous donor gift to Colchester Rough Sleepers Group to allow them to buy Chariot 180 - the specially designed bus which will soon help the homeless on the streets of Colchester?
ANSWER: £25,000
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